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March 20, 2020
March 20, 2020
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Ability of Disinherited Beneficiaries to Challenge A Trust – Part 2

A critical issue at the beginning of any matter in Estate or Trust litigation is determining whether the party who wishes to challenge the estate has the standing (meaning the legal right) to sue. The courts and the Probate code impose limits on who has the ability to sue to […]
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March 12, 2020
March 12, 2020
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Ability of Disinherited Beneficiaries to Challenge A Trust – Part 1

A critical issue in Trust and Estate litigation is the determining who has the ability to challenge a trust. This is especially relevant in cases where the trust-maker may have been in circumstances where there competence is at question and there are changes to a previously determined estate plan. This […]
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February 14, 2020
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February 14, 2020
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Health Care Decisions for Incapacitated Adults

In an earlier blog post, we discussed the important of drafting an Advanced Health Care Directive as part of your California Estate Plan. However, one question that has arisen in the past is what occurs if there is no health care directive in place and you believe that a loved […]
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January 22, 2020
January 22, 2020
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Estate Planning After Divorce

As recently illustrated in the hit movie “Marriage Story” even when the parties to a divorce intend to proceed amicably, often acrimony can arise and proceedings can become costly and time consuming. After the dust settles and a settlement is finalized the last thing that which people want is more […]
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